Joseph adams



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH ADAMS, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND NATHL.DEARBORN, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 52,108, dated January 16,1866.

To all whom it may concern Bei'tknown that I, JOSEPH ADAMS, ofJanesville, in the county oi Rock and State of WVisconsin, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Clothes-WVashing Machines; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this speciiication.

Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my invention, taken in the line :cFig. 2; Fig. 2, a transverse vertical section of the same, taken in theline Q/ y, Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a detached view of one of the side piecesof the leverframe.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and im proved clothes-washing machine oithat class in which rollers are employed and aslotted bed.

The object of the invention is to obtain a more efficient machine thanothers of the same cl'ass as now manufactured, and one which may beoperated with less friction.

A represents a snds-box, which may be of rectangular form, and hasplaced within it a double concave slatted bed, B. (Shown clearly in Fig.l.) This bed B rests on spiral springs C, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Theslats a of the bed B have a transverse position inA the suds-box A, andat each end of the latter there is a bearing-frame, D. These frames Dare provided with horizontal parallel slats b, and they are fitted onpivots c at their lower ends, the upper ends of the frames, at eachside, having a projection to tit in curved slots el in the sides ot' thesuds box. (See Fig. l.) The frames D have spiral springs E bearin gagainst their rear sides, which are also shown in Fig. 1.

F represents a lever-frame, composed ot' two Side pieces, c e, which aresecured by pivots f to the upper part of the suds-box, at one end of'the same. These side pieces, e e, have each a curved slot,fx, made inthem, as shown in Fig. 3, and these slots receive a cross-bar, G, theends of which are allowed to slide or move freely in the slots. The endsof the bar G project beyond the side pieces, e e, are of flat form, andwork between vertical guides g g at each side ot' the suds-box. The barGr has a pendent frame, H, attached to it, at each side, by hinges IL,and said frames are connected by springs I, which have a tendency todraw them toward each other, and in thelower end of each frame a tutedroller, J, is fitted.

The suds-boX is provided with the requisite quantity of suds, and theclothes are subjected to the requisite rubbing and friction on the bed Bby operating the lever -frame F, the pressure of the rollers J on theclothes being` proportionate to the strength ofthe springs I,

the clothes being` also subjected to pressure between the frames H andthe bearing-frames D. In consequence of having the ends of the bar Grfitted in curved slots f in the side pieces, e e, of the lever-frame, adirect downward pressure is obtained on the frames H, under thecurvilinear movement of the vlever'- frame, and much friction avoided.

The rollers J at the lower ends ot' the frames H are uted spirally, aplurality of flutes being used on each roller, so that the surfaces ofthe same will be entirely covered by the uted projections, which willconsequently have a quick pitch. This renders the iluted rollers veryefficient. The hearing-frames D turn the clothes-at the termination ofeach downward movement of the rollers J, when said rollers recede fromthem.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The two pendenthinged frames H H, attached to bar G, and connected by springs l, tooperate in combination with the double concave bed B, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

JOSEPH ADAMS.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH BAKER, CEAS. G. WILLIAMS.

